Donald Trump’s legal setback in his long-running war with Letitia James is even more stinging than first revealed, with the federal appeals court warning the government’s position could allow presidents to install “virtually anyone” in powerful acting roles.
The Second Circuit upheld a lower court decision killing grand jury subpoenas demanding documents from the New York Attorney General’s investigations into Trump and the National Rifle Association.
The subpoenas were obtained by John A. Sarcone III, who identified himself as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York despite his previous 120-day interim term having expired.
Now, THE VAULT has obtained the full 39-page appellate opinion – revealing the judges’ blistering reasoning for finding Sarcone was not lawfully serving as Acting U.S. Attorney and rejecting the government’s attempts to preserve his authority.
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